Mr. Wilkinson's primary area of practice is environmental law.
Representative Experience
· As in-house counsel at an Appalachian coal company, gained experience in a wide variety of corporate legal services, principally civil and administrative litigation management, environmental compliance, and mine safety compliance; as well as public securities disclosures and contractual matters involving environmental issues
· Extensive experience in litigation, including research, pleading/brief preparation, discovery, witness preparation, deposition and advocacy duties, with an emphasis in coal related environmental litigation, general litigation and regulatory/administrative practice
Affiliations
· West Virginia Bar Association
· Virginia Bar Association
Presentations
· Co-presenter, "The Virginia Lands Unsuitable Process: A Case Study of Standing and Injury in Fact," Kentucky Mineral Law Conference, October 2000
Awards & Honors
· West Virginia Bar Association, Citizen-Soldier Award, 2011
· Multiple military honors, including the Combat Action Badge, Bronze Star Medal, U.S. Army Commendation Medal, U.S. Army Achievement Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, and NATO-ISAF Service Medal, among others
Other
· Army National Guard, Infantry/ Engineer Officer, 1990 - present
· St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers Society, 2004 - present
· Knights of Columbus, 2008 - present
· Serra Club, 2010 - present